The Religion of Islam

• Islam means submission. Straight path to God

• 1400 years ago

2 sects: sunni islam and shia islam

• Allah is their God and Koran is the holy text of islam which Retells and expands whats in the
Bible
• They dont believe that Jesus is the son of God. Hes just a prophet
• Differs in the death and resurrection of Jesus
• Abraham is very important character for Islam
• Abraham son Isaac, father of hebrew tribe
• ishmael, Abraham’s son from hagar
• Gen 21:18 God told hagar to do not fear he will make him a great nation
• the arabs believe that ishmael is the legitimate son of abraham. So they traced their lineage
back to him theough ishmael
• Muslims believe that ishmael helped abraham build the temple

Kaaba = where muslims believe where Ishamael helped Abraham build the stone templeThat’s
now called Mecca. A place where people who believed Islam worship

Koresh/ Quraysh, a group of people who forgot the faith of Islam. Forgot about the one God of
Islam

570 AD, a child will be born like Jesus. Muhammad, the prophet of Islam. No one know how he
looks like, fear of creating an idol of him. Legend has it, his imbelical cord was cut. His father
died when he was born, his mother is amina.
2 angels descended to look at the boy removing a black spot. Sin is removed

Hadija, muhammad’s wife, 15 years older. Businesswoman and wealthy, the one who asked
Muhammad. Blessed with 6 children.

Age of 40, he had a vision, angel Gabriel. Told to proclaim Allah. He was surprised nervous and
trembling. He was illiterate and it was believed that many helped him write his revelations.

Revelation of thee Koran is the central miracle of islam. The word mean recitation. Meant to be
read aloud. Unique, not compiled Thematically, or in style. It’s build Arabic poetry of a high
order, stories admonishion, advice and warnings compiled together to reveal God’s will. The
monotheist religion of Abraham. declaration Prayer charity fasting and pilgrimage

5 pillars of islam
1. Shahada. – declaration of faith
2. Sala - Praying 5 times a day, in front of mecca, needs clean environment. Allahu akbar
means God is greater. Prayers are always spoken in Arabic.
 3. Zakat – arms tax, modesty of women, CHARITY, emphasized ten times more.
Emphasized to have the ability to contribute. Cannot be used for the operation of the
mosque but used entirely distributed to those in need
4. Ramadan – sacramental fasting in the holy month of Islam, exeptions are made to sick,
young children, old, pregnant. Advance and intensify your efforts to build your
relationship to God.. IDEs, breaking of fasting.
5. Hajj – the islam pilgrimage

Kaaba = the place of cleansing, built 4000 years by Abraham. Means a cube

Hijra, year zero of Islamic calendar. Yathrib to Medina, means city of the prophet

June 8, 632 muhammad died of fever, he was 62

Umayyads, the first dynasty of Islam.

750 AD, the first house of islam collapsed

Iraq, Islamic nation at odds with the world.

Abbasids, group of people who came from Abbas, now in bahgdad, flourished as the central of
Islam art and poetry

At the end of the 11th century, the Islam and Christians are in a war.

Barak, who was met by Muhammad where Muhammad descended to heaven. The only miracle
claimed by Muhammad.

Mongolian horsemen, in the east. Are the most notorious enemy the muslim has ever faced. But
40 years later the mongols, the khan, was converted to islam.

Tariq’s mountain.
Istanbul, new built muslim empire
Harem, forbidden place. Sultan’s place where there’s opium and sin.

Hijab, a symbol of oppression. Covering of one’s head. Symbol of humility before God. For
women. Reflects culture of islam not edicts of allah.

Jihad, constitutes the 6th pillar of the faith many muslims believe. Struggle or holy struggle, inner
struggle. But to the extent it became a muslim warfare. End justifies the means of their holy war.

Allah is somethings they can’t see. Who has no form. So when they go to paradise they can’t see
the face of allah. Because his form is beyond human comprehension.